Tire-holder.



A. lVL- SONNICHSEN.

TIRE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.31, 1911.

1,036,020. Patented Aug.20,1912.

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ANDREAS M. solvmcnsniv; or MILWAUKEE, W scons n, ASSIGNOR so mrro PARTSMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OFWISCONSIN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREAS M. SON- NIoHsn v, a-citizen of the UnitedStates,'and resident of .Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and Stateof Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tire-Holders,of which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification,

This invention relates to improvements in tire holders 'forfholdingextra automobile tires and more particularly to tire holders which are,adapted to be secured to the rear frame portion of an automobile It isone of-the objects of this invention to provide Eh'tireholder which issimple in construction and is inexpensive to manufacture and which maybe easily attached to the rear portion of the frames of automobiles ofvarious makes.

A further object of the invention is to 1 provide atire holder to which.tires of various sizes may be easily attached and detached and'whenattached are securely held attached to the rear portion of an automobileframe and an automobile tire positioned therein, a partof'the'tirebeingbroken away to show parts of the holder in the rear thereof; Fig. 2 isan edge-view of the holderand a sectional view of the frame, a tire alsobeing shown in position in the holder; and Fig. 3 is a detail view of amodified form of frame attaching means.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 5 indicates therear portion of anautomobile frame of ordinary construction and 6 the angled members'whichare adapted to be TIRE-HOLDER.-

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted Aug, 20, 1912 Applicationfiled August 31, 1911. Serial No. 646,963.

bolted thereto by bolts 7. The rear frames of automobiles are usuallyformed ofchan-v nel iron, with the open side of the channel facing thefront portion of the automobile, and the two part tire holders areparticularly adapted to be bolted to the rear and bottomportion of thischannel iron. The angled members are provided with depending tubularbosses and rods 8 inserted-in the bosses, and depending downwardlytherefrom, serve to hold the other portions of the holder verticallyadjustable thereto. Tubular brackets 9 mountedon the rods 8 andvertically adjustably connected to the rods by bolts 10, are-providedwith horizontally projecting arms 11 which have angularly extendingtubular portions 12 formed on their outer ends. Arc-shaped rods 13extend mg through the tubular portions 12 and atlju'stably fastenedthereto by bolts 14, are

provided with tire encircling members 15 on their upper portions. Thesemembers 1.5 may be of any desired. form to securely fasten the upperportions of a the 16 to". the arc-shaped rods. The encircling membersare adjustably secured to the rods by bolts 17.' The angularly extendingtubular portions of the arms are provided with downwardly curvedextensions 18 which project toward each other and are curvedapproximately concentric with relation to the arc of the/rods 13. Theseextensions are provided. with. tire encircling members lih 'simh lar tothe members 15, with the exception that the members 19 are permanentlycon nected to the extensions by bolts.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, the depending rods 8" are bentatright angles and the angled members 6 are fastened to the automobileframe so that their tubular bosses will extend horizontally therefrom toaccommodate the bent portions of the depending rods. This modifiedconstruction provides for projecting the tire holder at a distancerearwardly of'the frame in order to avoid mufflers or otherdevicesconnected to the frame at this point.

, In use, the two parts of the holderare spaced at proper distance aparttoa'cconn'no- .date the tire it is desired to hold and are necte-dthereto.

bolted to the frame. The tubular members are now adjusted vertically onthe depending rods to the desired height and fastened by their bolts.The arc-shaped rods are now turned and fastened in the angularlyextending tubular, portions to incline the ,said rods in the dlrectionit is desired to have the tire incline, and the tire is then fastened inthe encircling tire members.

From the foregoing description it. will be seen that the holder providesfor raising or lowering the tire vertically and for holding the tire ina vertical position or inclining it forwardly or rearwardly by turningthe areshaped rods. The construction, also provides for positioning thetire rearwardly from-the frame to avoid other devices con- What I claimas my invention is;

l. A tire holder, comprisin depending members-provided with means orattaching to. a supporting frame, tubular brackets mounted on thedepending members, =said brackets provided with extending tubularadjustable therein and also extending above" the depending members torovide for bolding a tire at an angle wit1 relation to-the dependingmembers. I

3. A tlre holder, comprising depending members provided with In ans forattaching to a supporting frame, t .ular'brackets adjustably mounted onthe depending members, said brackets provided with horizontally.nojecting arms having tubular portions, said brackets also provided withcurved extensions having tire engaging means, and arc-shaped membersextending throngh the tubular portions and revolubly adjustable thereinand also extending above the depending-members to provide for bolding'atire at an angle with relation to the depending members.

4. A tire holder, comprising independent depending members provided withmeans for attaching to a supporting frame, tubular brackets adjustablymounted on the dependmg members,.said brackets provided withhorizontally pro ecting arms having tub .lar

means, 'arcshaped. rods extending through the tubular portions andrevolubly adjustable therein and also extending above the. dependingmembers to provide for holding a tire at an angle with relation to thedepending-members, and tire engaging means carried by the upper portionsof sald rods.

5. A tire holder, comprising independent angled members providedwithdependingrods, tubular brackets adjustably mounted on the dependingrods, said brackets provided with horizontally projecting arms havingangularly extending tubular pertions, said brackets also provided withcurved extensions having tire engaging means, arc-shaped rods adjustablyextending through the tubular portions and also holding .atire atan anle with relation to the depending rods sai rods also extending topositions above the angled members,

I revolubly adjustable therein to provide for and tire engaging meansadjustably carried by thenpper portions of said arc-shaped rods. a

6.. A tire holder, comprising angled memangled members provided withdepending rods, tubular brackets adjustably mounted on the dependingrods, said brackets pro vided with horizontally projecting arms havingangularly extending tubular ortions and also having curved extensionswhich project toward each other, said ex-- tensions provided with tireengaging means, arcshaped rods longitudinally justably extending throughthe tubular portions of the brackets and also revolubly adjustabletherein to provide for-holding a tire at diflerent angles with-relationto the depending rods, and tire engaging means adjustably carried by theupper portions ofthe arc-shaped rods, said angled members adapted to befastened to. a support at greater or'less distances apart to accommodatetires of difierent diameters.

8. A tire holder, comprising independent depending members provided withmeans for attaching to a supporting frame, brackportions, said bracketsalso provided with etsmounted on the depending members at curvedextensions having tire engaging points below-the support attaching meansof said members, and are shaped members greater or less distances apartto accommoronnected to the brackets and extending to date tires ofdifferent diameters. 10 positions above the support attaching means Intestimony whereof, I afiix my signato hold a tire at an angle withrelation to ture, in presence of two witnesses.

the depending members and with the tire ANDREAS M. SONN'ICHSEN.

extending partly above the said support at Witnesses: taching. means,said depending members R. S. C. CALDWELL, adapted to be fastened to asupport at GOLDLE LEVINE.

